Murali Pillai
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K. Muralidharan Pillai SC (Tamil: முரளி பிள்ளை, romanized: Muraḷi Piḷḷai; born 30 October 1967),[1] better known as Murali Pillai, is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Bukit Batok SMC since 2016.
Murali Pillai | |
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முரளி பிள்ளை | |
Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC | |
Assumed office 9 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | David Ong |
Majority | 2,712 (9.60%) |
Personal details | |
Born | K. Muralidharan Pillai (1967-10-30) 30 October 1967 (age 56)[1] Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse | N. Gowri |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB, LLM, MBA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
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Pillai previously worked in the Singapore Police Force[1][2][3] before he became a practising lawyer in 1996. He is currently a partner in Commercial Litigation practice at Rajah & Tann.
Pillai joined the People's Action Party (PAP) in 2001 and was the branch secretary to Ong Chit Chung, Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok. He was part of a five-member PAP team who contested and narrowly lost[4] to the Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC during the 2015 general election. In 2016, Pillai was once again fielded in as a PAP candidate for the Bukit Batok by-election. He won 61.2% of the votes, securing his position as a Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC. He is also an advisor of Bukit Batok SMC Grassroots Organisation.